November 4, 1938 (8 pages)

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. ada COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA nse an . mr Next Tuesday perhaps 75 per cevt of, the registered voters ‘will. cast their ballots in a state election. The other twenty five per cent will shirk their duties as citizens.*The reason we have such an expensive government, such a wasteful government, such a visionary and impractical government at Washington is probably because a large number of pleasure loving citizen find it a bore to take the time to study candidates who seek public office: Another large section of registered voters, individually do not believe their one vote would make any difference in the outcome. To cure this condition ‘sometime we shall have to enact a law which will disfranchise, for, a shorter or longer period, all citizen slackers who fail to vote. These folks who fail to vote are usually the loudest yawpers when their taxes are upped. 4 When the cost of living takes an un-precedented jump, the folks that failed to vote unload their agony ‘on their neighbors. If all these ‘whining non-patriots had done their part, it is always possible that the result might have ‘been different. One reason that recovery even now, when the Washington administration -isspending more billions “to prime the pump,” is only a pallid ghost of what European countries have ‘experienced, is the fact that taxes are eating up the substance of the tax payers. What was once emergency relief, Harry Hopkins himself says, is now permanent relief. Business in the United States is beginning to stagger under the, burden of relief. Especially is this true this year when the administration in Washington needs more reliefers for votes to elect more rubber stamp congressmen to vote more relief to make more votes in 1940. in California we have followed a,.sane course. The blind, the aged, the destitute ethat have fled other states and sought refuge here, have been cared for. Monthly relief pensions have been far above the average for the United States, and with all that Governor (Merriam and our state officials have kept the state’s bookkeeping in the black. We have maintained California’s splendid tradition of succoring those who. need help, of giving a hand to those in distress who. seek homes here. No oneswith the milk,of human. kindness, in their hearts will regret what has been done. Thus far Now we come to the cross roads. We must. choose between a sound business administration and certain gentlemen who have promised ham and eggs, pensions of thirty phoney dollars everyeThursday to every man and woman who dodders under the burden: of fifty years. The advocates . of this funny money scheme, namely, Olson who would like to be governor, Patterson, whowould like to be! liéutenant governor, and Downey who aspires to the U. S. Senate, have a long record of building fires under all of California’s cracked pots. Riding on the something-for-nothing bandwagon they captured the Democratic nominations, but can this trio win to office in California? That is the question that will be answered next Tuesday. Those who forget to cast. their ballots next Tuesday or have.something else to do that seems more important, or are merely indifferent and apathetic to California’s welfare, will richly merit the fate that befalls all of us if Messrs. Olson, Patterson and. Downey are elected, if the ham ‘and-egg pension plan and the single tax are carried and the curse of demagogue government and bird-witted legislation is laid upon this splendid state of ours. Let us all remember that ignorance, bigotry, hatred ‘and envy can win elections, as well as intelligence, tolerance and fair dealing. And when ignorance and hatred become topdog as they have among many nations, the liberty to think, to do and to achieve as individuals is destroyed, and the light of freedom is extinguished as completely as it was in the Dark Ages. ‘ QUILL STAFF BUSY The Quill staff met on Wednesday night to select a theme for the 1939 Quill’. “Gay Nineties’ was chosen and mlany interesting and amusing things can be made around this theme. Jean Martz, who is editor, will start work on the “dummy” soon and the book will be under way. The Class of ’39 hopes to publish a book that everyone will want. Vol. 12, No. 86. The County Seat F Paper y Nugget i i t from the caliaeenan March 15, 1848: * The Liberty of the Press consists _ n the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justfiable ends. —Alexander HamilOB ae ee = NEYEDA CIT Y. Y, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1938. ROTARY HEARS SHERIFF TALK ON LABOR UNIONS The Rotary club ‘at luncheon yesterday heard Carl Tobiassen, sheriff of Nevada County, give a talk on the labor situation in the United States; an announcement by ‘Horace Curnow, regarding the next scout drive, a statement by Hal (Draper, chairman of the committee to raise funds ‘for the Red Cross, and an invitation from Harold Robinson, secretary of Grass Valley Rotary, to attend a “ladies night’? Rotary meeting in Grass Valley on November 14. _ Horace Curnow, president of Nevada City’s scout council, announced that the annual drive for funds will take: place next Tuesday. There is approximately $500 to be raised as Nevada City’s quota toward the Tahoe Scout Area expenses and certain improvements to-be made in Seaman hall, leased to the:scout council. Nine members of the club volunteered to aid in this drive. Hal Draper said that the quota asked of Nevada City this year is $475. The campaign for mebbership ‘will begin on November 11. This year it is expected to enroll. two adult Red Cross members in every family and school children ‘will be asked to contribute one penny or as much as they may wish to give. Since the last solicitation of Red Cross memberships, Nevada County has witnessed the Red Cross in quick action. Lasy December a flood in the North Yuba wiped out part of Downieville and did tremendous damage. The Red Cross immediately stepped in and provided food, clothing, shelter and bedding for those made homeless. E Clampus Vitus provided a great big Christmas tree and presents for the throngs of children, whose Christmas gifts had been swept down the river, Sheriff Tobiassen gave an interesting address on the rise of John L. Lewis and subversive groups which have taken over the Committee for Industrial Organization. He stated that he was wholeheartedly in favor of all honest latbor organizations. He declared that Lewis had always been érebel inte American “Péderation of Labor and since he had been cast out of the ATL had striven to become not only the dictator of the subversive growp of the CIO but of the United States, and, the. sheriff said, there was a time ‘when he had almost succeeded. } Thirteen men, the sheriff said, were responsible for the attempt to close the Murchie mine. These men) ‘officers { MERCHANTS TO DISCUSS [ID HOLIDAY CLOSING TIME. There will be a ea meeting of ‘busi-. the: ness men and merchants in chamber of commerce rooms this evening at 8 o’clock to discuss closing hours for the holiday season, from a date to be fixed until new years. Grass Valley is already taking steps in that direction. The proposal] — locally is to keep stores open until 9 o’clock in the evening. RESTAURANT KEEPER TO FACE DISORDERLY CHARGE There will be a hearing at ten o'clock today in the public room in the court house on ‘a_ citation against Ray Barton, who conducts a restaurant on Commercial street, to show cause why her license should not be revoked. An examiner from the State Board of’ Equalization will ‘conduct the hearing. Complaint was filed against Ray Barton by Chief of Police W. G. Robson charging that she has viodated regulations in conducting a disorderly house and also that she has sold liquor after 2:00 a. m. A number of witnesses in the neighborhood will be called. WOMAN CHECK ARTIST NABBED A non-partisan group of fifty eight men and women in all walks of life, most of them known through; out the county, has authorized an advertisement appearing on Page 2 of this issue of the Nugget, appealing to all sensible men and women to support Governor Merriam at next Tuesday’s election. It is a statement that might well serve as a model to all writers of advertisements. There is no exaggeration of Governor Merriam’s a¢complishments in having given California @ sound, practical administration, Caring for all those many governBient services which the ‘people of California have themselves’ voted, within the state’s-tax income. There is no reference to the opposing candidate, nor to his record and the varied and.sometimes contradictory principles that he has expressed. There is no reference to the fact that. the alternative of Governor Merriam is State Senator Olson, one time aspirant for the job of lieutenant governor on the EIPIC platform with Upton Sinclair. There ts ‘tno reference to the fact that Tom IN MARYSVILLE Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen stated yesterday that the woman who cashed many checks in Nevada City and Grass Valléy about ten days ago for sums averaging about $27.50, was}, arrested in Marysville when she attempted to cash her first check also} one for $27.50. After the string of worthless checks was discovered here the sheriff broadcast such an accurate description of the woman she was recognized by the business . firm in Marysville. The officers questioned her. and she stated she lived in Yuba City. The number proved false and she became confused but finally took the toa mnigrant™camy her husband and three children were found. She finally confessed her husband wrote the checks and she cashed them, and she had. victimized people in Salinas, Santa Cruz, Grass Valley, Nevada City and was starting to work Marysville. It is estimated she must have taken in ‘between $1500 and 2,000 in her travels. Her . husband was also arrested and jailed were led by Scott Erwin and it was . and the three children cared for in . City from Taho, who had instigated ! . much of trouble which Nevada County. had experienced. : : i Me . Fs i this outside man, coming to Nevada‘. the detention home.Sheriff Carl Tobiassen took a Nevada City business man to Marysville yesterday to identify the 'wom“I believe in honest labor unions’ an, who gave her name as Mrs. Mabel said the sheriff, a year ago 75,000 men were employey in the rubber industry, and now there are today ‘but 25,000 and their condition, their pay and hours are no better than they weré before the city ‘was invaded by an army of CIO organizers and pickets. The Califor-. nia Crusaders estimate that the CIO throughout the country has thrown 4,000,000 men and women out of employment. Many small industries have been obliged to close their doors. San Francisco is going through the same process to which Akron was subjected. I would be glad if anyone could tell me anything good that Harry Bridges and the CIO have accomplished for San Francisco.” The sheriff said that under normal conditions he would be opposed to a measure stch‘as No. 1 on next Tuesday’s ballot,for the regulation of labor unions, but under the present circumstances he “felt that such a measure is necessary. to check the rising tide of radicalism. THREE KINGS MINE Ted LeMaire, who has the lease. on the Three Kings mine at Alleghany, has secured English capital to continue work on “his_property. Supplies and materials are being rushed to the property itt order to prepare for a steady run throughout the winter months. Hight men will be employed this winter and are now at the mine. The 1300 foot tunnel will be driven another 1,000 feet to develop ore. An old: bunk house on the property is being remodeled and _ repaired to house the men. The property lies in one of the richest gold producing belts in the Alleghany Miss Rector is advisor. district, but not in, the kind . of unionism of Akron, Ohio, where! ASSESSOR FINDS Wilson, TWO MEASURES THREATEN RUIN “Bxperienced tax officials realize how drastic, completely destructive and utterly impractical .the proposed single tax measure actually is,” declared J. M. Hammill, County Assessor of Nevada County. Proposition No, 20 on the November \baHot would shift the burden of the cost of government onto land and property owners and this transfer would not be equal or uniform. The actual application of the meas-! ure would be grossly unequal and local tax officials would’ be forced to make absurd attempts to levy and collect increased Jand value taxes, ranging from 100 rey cent to 600 per cent, Such a_ ridiculously impractical proposal will result in tax delinquencies, pyramided tax levies on remain‘ng taxpayers, confiscation of property, bankruptcy, chaos, and destruction of the. tax raising machinery of our state, counties, cities, and special districts,’ said J. M. Hammil, county assessor of Nevada County. If Proposition.20, the single tax initiative, had been in ‘full effect last year, not taking, into’ ‘account any decrease in the assessed value of land or any of the inevitable tax delinquencies, its: minimum effeet would have been to require a tax levy upon land inside cities in NeMooney, dynamiter and murderer, from his cell in San Quentin is sending out +lesperate appeals for the election of Olson. Here is a sample that arrived in the Nugget’s yesterday morning’s mail with a picture of Mooney adorning the circular. “T am convinced that Senator Olif elected governor, ‘will grant me a full anid unconditional pardon $0n, Retain Merriam Is Plea of Non-Partisan Group of Voters that in justice I should have had years ago.’’ And excerpts of Senator Olson on Assembly Concurrent Resolution Relative to Granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Thomas Mooney, ‘Legislative Session of 1937: “‘However if the Courts should decide that we do not have the power, the adoption of this resolution would, least, mean the expression of the will of this body ‘with reference to the ‘pardon of Mooney, and be persuasive upon the Governor, if the pardoning power resides solely in the Governor.”’ “No one’ ‘says Mooney in his circular, “reading: this speech can have any doubt of what Senator Olson would do in my case if elected governor.”’ ‘No one who knows Olson and is familiar with his record doubts that he will free ‘Mooney. No one doubts that he will attempt to put the state of California into the business of production for use, which is nothing but state socialism such as is practiced in Germany. He advocated this during the campaign ‘four years ago when he 'was the running mate of Upton Sinclair. ' But the appeal signed by 58 men . and women of Nevada County makes no mention of California’s alternat. ive to Governor Merriam. It. asks candidly for the retention of a sane, sensible, efficient and honest governor in “office. BIG COMMITTEE ~ SEEKS DEFEAT OF SINGLE TAX wherey™ ‘The. following ‘Nevada County Committee is.actively working to defeat the single tax measure, known as No. 20 on the ballot, which in one form or another has been defeated seven times by the California electorate. William Durbrow, General Chairman for Nevada County. General Committee consists of: Henry Spiess, Elmer Stevens, H. E. Kjorlie, R. N. McCormick, Harold Biggs, C. H. Barker, Bernice Bennetts, Al ‘Newell, Fred Cassidy, Fred Connor, Merritt Rector, Belle Douglas, Harley Leete, Lolye Freeman, E. K. Smart, John iR. Thomas, Jas. Tyrell, Dave Cabona, George Callanan, Roy Terrell, C. K. Heffren, H. B®. ‘Nolan, J. Henwood, Edith Scott Mrs. Edna Dowell, Mrs. W. 'B. Mitchell, Ed Jones, Frank J. Rowe, Thelma Bond, Benjamin Hall, Jos. W. Day, John L, Larue, Mrs. Wm. Campson, Geo. L. Jones, Frank Finnegan, Mrs. C. B.-Parsons, E, G. Kinyon. Precinct Captains consist of: Grass Valley No. 1 — Ernest George, John Hammill, C. B. Grenfell, John E. Keegan, Michael McGuire, John J. Nolan; Grass Valley No. 2, Howard Bennetts, Fred Foote, John L. Frank; Grass Valley No. 3, Cc. CG. Carveth, John D. Truscott, Frank Steel; Grass Valley No. 4, Matt Argall, Paul Ferguson; Grass Valley No. 5, Elton S. Bennetts, Frank I, Perkins, Marion G. Childjers, Joseph Henwood; Grass Valley No. 6, John:P. Mitchell, Hugh Grant, E. H. Hocking, John ‘B. Stennett, Eddie Tin Loy, E. R. Burtner, Clarence Briggs; Grass Valley No. 7, Bert Baird, Ben Cresswell, Al. E. Joyner, Al Richlin; Grass Valley No. gl Clarence Collins, Elton Martin, Mrs. Violet Alcock, Clarence A. Berryman, Fred M. Miller; Grass Valley No. 9, Charles Ingram, Dr. HE. M. Roesner, Everett Deward, Frank L. Hooper; Hills Flat No. 1, Eugene F. Hughes, William Argall, L. J. Dunn, Abe Tick, Ray Pengelly; Hills Flat No. 2, John Gallino, P. J. Bosanko, William H. Seay, Mm. C. Forkner, Edris H. Forkner; Nevada City No. l, William B. Celio, Joseph Cartoscelli,’ Jake Zanoocco, Miles D. Coughlan, David Richards, Carey S. Arbogast; Nevada City No. 2, R. G. Steger, Ella S. Ramsey, Joe E. Glen(Continued on Page Four) (Continued on Page Four) ELKS BASKETBALL TEAM BECOMES LEAGUE MEMBER The Nevada City Lodge of Elks, No. 518 is sponsoring a Nevada City basketball team which will play regular weekly games in Nevada City. Games have already been scheduled through January. Many of the Nevada City boys, Nevada City high school graduates and new boys who have come. here to live have expressed a desire for an opportunity to engage in athletic games. and especially ‘basketball which can be played throughout the winter season. Considering this desire and need the Social an#.Community Welfare Committee of the Nevada City Elks lodge has taken over the project of sponsoring a basketball team which will be known as the Elks’ Basketball Team. Through the sponsorship of the Elks this team has become a member of the Basketball League which is also a member of the Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. The committee hopes to ‘obtain permission from the Nevada City high school trustees to hold the games in the high school gymnasium. Three league games are scheduled with Sacramento teams, one league game with a Roseville team and one league game with an Auburn team. Any week that a league game must be played away from Nevada City the committee will arrange with some outside non-league team to play here, thus assuring the public the entertainment of a game every week, This is a splendid project, furnishing recreation for the young men in the community and entertainment for interested ‘‘fans’’ and spectators. hearty cooperation from the community in their sponsorship of this recreation and entertainment project. : (Mr. and Mrs, Will-€: Buffington, Savio will go to Redding next week end to take part in celebrating the birthday of Mrs.,,Buffington’s sister in that city. While there they will go to see the new Shasta dam and spend some time salmon fishing. week and severely shoulder is recovering nicely. at} Without doubt the Elks will receive . Sr., and son, Bill, and Miss Frances. ‘Mrs. F. F, Cassidy who fell last strained her P-T.A. REQUESTS SAFEGUARD OF CITY WATER At the regular meeting of the city council last evening a review of the WPA projects completed, those in progress and new ones to start was made. Other business before the council was: A communication was left at the meeting by the Elementary School P. T. A. president, Mrs. W. P. Lee, and her secretary requesting that the city treat the drinking water of the city. The city officials agreed to join. the league of municipalities. There are 289 incorporated cities in the state and 250 belong to the league. The WPA projects came up for survey and it was found that the storm drain on Oregon Creek that runs under several business houses on Commercial street was complet-— ed; the Main street bridge had been reinforced and widened; ‘Spring street will be finished in another week. A ‘crew is working on _ the Gold Run ‘bridge where scaffolding is up and drilling hitches to hold the pedestrian sidewalk isin progress, The next work will be taking down the steel ‘top trusses on the Broad street bridge and construction of a cement pier in the middle of Deer Creek to strengthen the bridge, and cut out one sidewalk to make the bridge wider. This morning Street Superintendent Herbert Hallett has men painting the trusses on the Main street bridge and a reflector . will be installed at each end of the new low trusses so that motorists may see them at night. Forty WPA men are employed on . the projects and it is estimated the wix improvements as mapped by City Engineer Ed C. Uren will be comipleted by the first of the year if weather permits. As soon as wet wea-~ ther starts work begin on the. WPA project’ on the city reservoirs. The Spring street project, according to figures compiled by City Engineer Uren will cost $606.45. The Broad street project which starts immediately will cost $2521.50; the Gold Run bridge changes ‘will cost $524.92; widening, and improving B street, the sixth project will cost approximately $866.80. ENERAL FUND N. I. D.$208.77; Jas. Allen $125.00; H. S. Hallet $150.00; R. P. Bigelow $100.00; Garfield Robson $150.00; Geo. H. Calanan; $20.00; Max Solaro. $71.50; Dr. E. 'M. Roesner $40.00; Mrs. E. Foley $12.50; Miles P. Coughlin $12.50; John Zunino $10.00; Stanley Housel $18.90; Frank Reader $7.80; Kopps Bakery 68c; W. S. Williamson $33.01; Sure Stop Sign Co. $44.40; Howard Pen. rose $5.11; Pacific Gas and Elec. Co. $263.27; Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. $13.20; Empire Star Mines Co. $26.00; Bank of America $3.30; . Panther Oil and Grease Co. $33.85; Commercial Soap and Chemicle $6.75; West Disenfectant $17.00; JS. Christensen $56.34; Signal Oil Co. $48.57; J. M. Farnsworth $28.85; Save More Co. $2.56; Nevada City Nugget $8.96; Richfield Oil Station $8.13; Crane Co. $7.52; R. BE. Harris $2.22; Plaza. Garage $20.26; Alpha Store Ltd. $135.26; Nevada County NGRR $4.31; John Shebley $38.14; R. L. P. Bigelow $4.98; Bank of America $741.16; Nev. Co. NGRR $1.00; Mueller and Co. $6.92; Motor Supply Co. $2.81; Glenn H. Cleland $44.68; A. L, Lane $18.77; Miners. Foundry and Supply Co. $126. 56; The Tahoe Sugar Pine Co. $180.80; Ernest Young $94.50; Art Pratti $31.50; Chas. Hoskens $16.25; Richard Haddy $35.00; Ted Sigourney $126.00; Nick Sandow $108.00; Ray Wilde $7.87; Tom White $65.25; Marysville Tractor Co, $154.25. Total $3,482.96. . . FIRE FUND Max Solaro $51.50; J. W. Sheb— ley $2.88; Bank of America NTSA $5.00. Total $59.38. Frank Misner $5.00; A. E. Blake . $35.00; Lester Hubbard $5.00; A, M. Girard $5.00. FINANCIAL ‘STATEMENT Recepits: Water Collections 285.00; Delinquent taxes $28.25 enses $736.00; taxes $10936.85 state gasoline tax $905.34; rent grader $1.50; personal taxes $3, penalties and costs $3.42; laneous $154.90. $15 Cash on hand $14976. $693.39; Library’ Ganerel ‘Fund

Thinking Out Loud By H. M. L. ada COVERS RICHEST GOLD AREA IN CALIFORNIA nse an . mr Next Tuesday perhaps 75 per cevt of, the registered voters ‘will. cast their ballots in a state election. The other twenty five per cent will shirk their duties as citizens.*The reason we have such an expensive government, such a wasteful government, such a visionary and impractical government at Washington is probably because a large number of pleasure loving citizen find it a bore to take the time to study candidates who seek public office: Another large section of registered voters, individually do not believe their one vote would make any difference in the outcome. To cure this condition ‘sometime we shall have to enact a law which will disfranchise, for, a shorter or longer period, all citizen slackers who fail to vote. These folks who fail to vote are usually the loudest yawpers when their taxes are upped. 4 When the cost of living takes an un-precedented jump, the folks that failed to vote unload their agony ‘on their neighbors. If all these ‘whining non-patriots had done their part, it is always possible that the result might have ‘been different. One reason that recovery even now, when the Washington administration -isspending more billions “to prime the pump,” is only a pallid ghost of what European countries have ‘experienced, is the fact that taxes are eating up the substance of the tax payers. What was once emergency relief, Harry Hopkins himself says, is now permanent relief. Business in the United States is beginning to stagger under the, burden of relief. Especially is this true this year when the administration in Washington needs more reliefers for votes to elect more rubber stamp congressmen to vote more relief to make more votes in 1940. in California we have followed a,.sane course. The blind, the aged, the destitute ethat have fled other states and sought refuge here, have been cared for. Monthly relief pensions have been far above the average for the United States, and with all that Governor (Merriam and our state officials have kept the state’s bookkeeping in the black. We have maintained California’s splendid tradition of succoring those who. need help, of giving a hand to those in distress who. seek homes here. No oneswith the milk,of human. kindness, in their hearts will regret what has been done. Thus far Now we come to the cross roads. We must. choose between a sound business administration and certain gentlemen who have promised ham and eggs, pensions of thirty phoney dollars everyeThursday to every man and woman who dodders under the burden: of fifty years. The advocates . of this funny money scheme, namely, Olson who would like to be governor, Patterson, whowould like to be! liéutenant governor, and Downey who aspires to the U. S. Senate, have a long record of building fires under all of California’s cracked pots. Riding on the something-for-nothing bandwagon they captured the Democratic nominations, but can this trio win to office in California? That is the question that will be answered next Tuesday. Those who forget to cast. their ballots next Tuesday or have.something else to do that seems more important, or are merely indifferent and apathetic to California’s welfare, will richly merit the fate that befalls all of us if Messrs. Olson, Patterson and. Downey are elected, if the ham ‘and-egg pension plan and the single tax are carried and the curse of demagogue government and bird-witted legislation is laid upon this splendid state of ours. Let us all remember that ignorance, bigotry, hatred ‘and envy can win elections, as well as intelligence, tolerance and fair dealing. And when ignorance and hatred become topdog as they have among many nations, the liberty to think, to do and to achieve as individuals is destroyed, and the light of freedom is extinguished as completely as it was in the Dark Ages. ‘ QUILL STAFF BUSY The Quill staff met on Wednesday night to select a theme for the 1939 Quill’. “Gay Nineties’ was chosen and mlany interesting and amusing things can be made around this theme. Jean Martz, who is editor, will start work on the “dummy” soon and the book will be under way. The Class of ’39 hopes to publish a book that everyone will want. Vol. 12, No. 86. The County Seat F Paper y Nugget i i t from the caliaeenan March 15, 1848: * The Liberty of the Press consists _ n the right to publish the Truth, with good motives and for justfiable ends. —Alexander HamilOB ae ee = NEYEDA CIT Y. Y, CALIFORNIA The Gold Center FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1938. ROTARY HEARS SHERIFF TALK ON LABOR UNIONS The Rotary club ‘at luncheon yesterday heard Carl Tobiassen, sheriff of Nevada County, give a talk on the labor situation in the United States; an announcement by ‘Horace Curnow, regarding the next scout drive, a statement by Hal (Draper, chairman of the committee to raise funds ‘for the Red Cross, and an invitation from Harold Robinson, secretary of Grass Valley Rotary, to attend a “ladies night’? Rotary meeting in Grass Valley on November 14. _ Horace Curnow, president of Nevada City’s scout council, announced that the annual drive for funds will take: place next Tuesday. There is approximately $500 to be raised as Nevada City’s quota toward the Tahoe Scout Area expenses and certain improvements to-be made in Seaman hall, leased to the:scout council. Nine members of the club volunteered to aid in this drive. Hal Draper said that the quota asked of Nevada City this year is $475. The campaign for mebbership ‘will begin on November 11. This year it is expected to enroll. two adult Red Cross members in every family and school children ‘will be asked to contribute one penny or as much as they may wish to give. Since the last solicitation of Red Cross memberships, Nevada County has witnessed the Red Cross in quick action. Lasy December a flood in the North Yuba wiped out part of Downieville and did tremendous damage.. The Red Cross immediately stepped in and provided food, clothing, shelter and bedding for those made homeless. E Clampus Vitus provided a great big Christmas tree and presents for the throngs of children, whose Christmas gifts had been swept down the river, Sheriff Tobiassen gave an interesting address on the rise of John L. Lewis and subversive groups which have taken over the Committee for Industrial Organization. He stated that he was wholeheartedly in favor of all honest latbor organizations. He declared that Lewis had always been érebel inte American “Péderation of Labor and since he had been cast out of the ATL had striven to become not only the dictator of the subversive growp of the CIO but of the United States, and, the. sheriff said, there was a time ‘when he had almost succeeded. } Thirteen men, the sheriff said, were responsible for the attempt to close the Murchie mine. These men) ‘officers { MERCHANTS TO DISCUSS [ID HOLIDAY CLOSING TIME. There will be a ea meeting of ‘busi-. the: ness men and merchants in chamber of commerce rooms this evening at 8 o’clock to discuss closing hours for the holiday season, from a date to be fixed until new years. Grass Valley is already taking steps in that direction. The proposal] — locally is to keep stores open until 9 o’clock in the evening. RESTAURANT KEEPER TO FACE DISORDERLY CHARGE There will be a hearing at ten o'clock today in the public room in the court house on ‘a_ citation against Ray Barton, who conducts a restaurant on Commercial street, to show cause why her license should not be revoked. An examiner from the State Board of’ Equalization will ‘conduct the hearing. Complaint was filed against Ray Barton by Chief of Police W. G. Robson charging that she has viodated regulations in conducting a disorderly house and also that she has sold liquor after 2:00 a. m. A number of witnesses in the neighborhood will be called. WOMAN CHECK ARTIST NABBED A non-partisan group of fifty eight men and women in all walks of life, most of them known through; out the county, has authorized an advertisement appearing on Page 2 of this issue of the Nugget, appealing to all sensible men and women to support Governor Merriam at next Tuesday’s election. It is a statement that might well serve as a model to all writers of advertisements. There is no exaggeration of Governor Merriam’s a¢complishments in having given California @ sound, practical administration, Caring for all those many governBient services which the ‘people of California have themselves’ voted, within the state’s-tax income. There is no reference to the opposing candidate, nor to his record and the varied and.sometimes contradictory principles that he has expressed. There is no reference to the fact that. the alternative of Governor Merriam is State Senator Olson, one time aspirant for the job of lieutenant governor on the EIPIC platform with Upton Sinclair. There ts ‘tno reference to the fact that Tom IN MARYSVILLE Sheriff Carl J. Tobiassen stated yesterday that the woman who cashed many checks in Nevada City and Grass Valléy about ten days ago for sums averaging about $27.50, was}, arrested in Marysville when she attempted to cash her first check also} one for $27.50. After the string of worthless checks was discovered here the sheriff broadcast such an accurate description of the woman she was recognized by the business . firm in Marysville. The officers questioned her. and she stated she lived in Yuba City. The number proved false and she became confused but finally took the toa mnigrant™camy her husband and three children were found. She finally confessed her husband wrote the checks and she cashed them, and she had. victimized people in Salinas, Santa Cruz, Grass Valley, Nevada City and was starting to work Marysville. It is estimated she must have taken in ‘between $1500 and 2,000 in her travels. Her . husband was also arrested and jailed were led by Scott Erwin and it was . and the three children cared for in . City from Taho, who had instigated ! . much of trouble which Nevada County. had experienced. : : i Me . Fs i this outside man, coming to Nevada‘. the detention home.Sheriff Carl Tobiassen took a Nevada City business man to Marysville yesterday to identify the 'wom“I believe in honest labor unions’ an, who gave her name as Mrs. Mabel said the sheriff, a year ago 75,000 men were employey in the rubber industry, and now there are today ‘but 25,000 and their condition, their pay and hours are no better than they weré before the city ‘was invaded by an army of CIO organizers and pickets. The Califor-. nia Crusaders estimate that the CIO throughout the country has thrown 4,000,000 men and women out of employment. Many small industries have been obliged to close their doors. San Francisco is going through the same process to which Akron was subjected. I would be glad if anyone could tell me anything good that Harry Bridges and the CIO have accomplished for San Francisco.” The sheriff said that under normal conditions he would be opposed to a measure stch‘as No. 1 on next Tuesday’s ballot,for the regulation of labor unions, but under the present circumstances he “felt that such a measure is necessary. to check the rising tide of radicalism. THREE KINGS MINE Ted LeMaire, who has the lease. on the Three Kings mine at Alleghany, has secured English capital to continue work on “his_property. Supplies and materials are being rushed to the property itt order to prepare for a steady run throughout the winter months. Hight men will be employed this winter and are now at the mine. The 1300 foot tunnel will be driven another 1,000 feet to develop ore. An old: bunk house on the

property is being remodeled and _ repaired to house the men. The property lies in one of the richest gold producing belts in the Alleghany Miss Rector is advisor. district, but not in, the kind . of unionism of Akron, Ohio, where! ASSESSOR FINDS Wilson, TWO MEASURES THREATEN RUIN “Bxperienced tax officials realize how drastic, completely destructive and utterly impractical .the proposed single tax measure actually is,” declared J. M. Hammill, County Assessor of Nevada County. Proposition No, 20 on the November \baHot would shift the burden of the cost of government onto land and property owners and this transfer would not be equal or uniform. The actual application of the meas-! ure would be grossly unequal and local tax officials would’ be forced to make absurd attempts to levy and collect increased Jand value taxes, ranging from 100 rey cent to 600 per cent, Such a_ ridiculously impractical proposal will result in tax delinquencies, pyramided tax levies on remain‘ng taxpayers, confiscation of property, bankruptcy, chaos, and destruction of the. tax raising machinery of our state, counties, cities, and special districts,’ said J. M. Hammil, county assessor of Nevada County. If Proposition.20, the single tax initiative, had been in ‘full effect last year, not taking, into’ ‘account any decrease in the assessed value of land or any of the inevitable tax delinquencies, its: minimum effeet would have been to require a tax levy upon land inside cities in NeMooney, dynamiter and murderer, from his cell in San Quentin is sending out +lesperate appeals for the election of Olson. Here is a sample that arrived in the Nugget’s yesterday morning’s mail with a picture of Mooney adorning the circular. “T am convinced that Senator Olif elected governor, ‘will grant me a full anid unconditional pardon $0n, Retain Merriam Is Plea of Non-Partisan Group of Voters that in justice I should have had years ago.’’ And excerpts of Senator Olson on Assembly Concurrent Resolution Relative to Granting a Full and Complete Pardon to Thomas Mooney, ‘Legislative Session of 1937: “‘However if the Courts should decide that we do not have the power, the adoption of this resolution would, least, mean the expression of the will of this body ‘with reference to the ‘pardon of Mooney, and be persuasive upon the Governor, if the pardoning power resides solely in the Governor.”’ “No one’ ‘says Mooney in his circular, “reading: this speech can have any doubt of what Senator Olson would do in my case if elected governor.”’ ‘No one who knows Olson and is familiar with his record doubts that he will free ‘Mooney. No one doubts that he will attempt to put the state of California into the business of production for use, which is nothing but state socialism such as is practiced in Germany. He advocated this during the campaign ‘four years ago when he 'was the running mate of Upton Sinclair. ' But the appeal signed by 58 men . and women of Nevada County makes no mention of California’s alternat. ive to Governor Merriam. It. asks candidly for the retention of a sane, sensible, efficient and honest governor in “office. BIG COMMITTEE ~ SEEKS DEFEAT OF SINGLE TAX wherey™ ‘The. following ‘Nevada County Committee is.actively working to defeat the single tax measure, known as No. 20 on the ballot, which in one form or another has been defeated seven times by the California electorate. William Durbrow, General Chairman for Nevada County. General Committee consists of: Henry Spiess, Elmer Stevens, H. E. Kjorlie, R. N. McCormick, Harold Biggs, C. H. Barker, Bernice Bennetts, Al ‘Newell, Fred Cassidy, Fred Connor, Merritt Rector, Belle Douglas, Harley Leete, Lolye Freeman, E. K. Smart, John iR. Thomas, Jas. Tyrell, Dave Cabona, George Callanan, Roy Terrell, C. K. Heffren, H. B®. ‘Nolan, J. Henwood, Edith Scott Mrs. Edna Dowell, Mrs. W. 'B. Mitchell, Ed Jones, Frank J. Rowe, Thelma Bond, Benjamin Hall, Jos. W. Day, John L, Larue, Mrs. Wm. Campson, Geo. L. Jones, Frank Finnegan, Mrs. C. B.-Parsons, E, G. Kinyon. Precinct Captains consist of: Grass Valley No. 1 — Ernest George, John Hammill, C. B. Grenfell, John E. Keegan, Michael McGuire, John J. Nolan; Grass Valley No. 2, Howard Bennetts, Fred Foote, John L. Frank; Grass Valley No. 3, Cc. CG. Carveth, John D. Truscott, Frank Steel; Grass Valley No. 4, Matt Argall, Paul Ferguson; Grass Valley No. 5, Elton S. Bennetts, Frank I, Perkins, Marion G. Childjers, Joseph Henwood; Grass Valley No. 6, John:P. Mitchell, Hugh Grant, E. H. Hocking, John ‘B. Stennett, Eddie Tin Loy, E. R. Burtner, Clarence Briggs; Grass Valley No. 7, Bert Baird, Ben Cresswell, Al. E. Joyner, Al Richlin; Grass Valley No. gl Clarence Collins, Elton Martin, Mrs. Violet Alcock, Clarence A. Berryman, Fred M. Miller; Grass Valley No. 9, Charles Ingram, Dr. HE. M. Roesner, Everett Deward, Frank L. Hooper; Hills Flat No. 1, Eugene F. Hughes, William Argall, L. J. Dunn, Abe Tick, Ray Pengelly; Hills Flat No. 2, John Gallino, P. J. Bosanko, William H. Seay, Mm. C. Forkner, Edris H. Forkner; Nevada City No. l, William B. Celio, Joseph Cartoscelli,’ Jake Zanoocco, Miles D. Coughlan, David Richards, Carey S. Arbogast; Nevada City No. 2, R. G. Steger, Ella S. Ramsey, Joe E. Glen(Continued on Page Four) (Continued on Page Four) ELKS BASKETBALL TEAM BECOMES LEAGUE MEMBER The Nevada City Lodge of Elks, No. 518 is sponsoring a Nevada City basketball team which will play regular weekly games in Nevada City. Games have already been scheduled through January. Many of the Nevada City boys, Nevada City high school graduates and new boys who have come. here to live have expressed a desire for an opportunity to engage in athletic games. and especially ‘basketball which can be played throughout the winter season. Considering this desire and need the Social an#.Community Welfare Committee of the Nevada City Elks lodge has taken over the project of sponsoring a basketball team which will be known as the Elks’ Basketball Team. Through the sponsorship of the Elks this team has become a member of the Basketball League which is also a member of the Pacific Association of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States. The committee hopes to ‘obtain permission from the Nevada City high school trustees to hold the games in the high school gymnasium. Three league games are scheduled with Sacramento teams, one league game with a Roseville team and one league game with an Auburn team. Any week that a league game must be played away from Nevada City the committee will arrange with some outside non-league team to play here, thus assuring the public the entertainment of a game every week, This is a splendid project, furnishing recreation for the young men in the community and entertainment for interested ‘‘fans’’ and spectators. hearty cooperation from the community in their sponsorship of this recreation and entertainment project. : (Mr. and Mrs, Will-€: Buffington, Savio will go to Redding next week end to take part in celebrating the birthday of Mrs.,,Buffington’s sister in that city. While there they will go to see the new Shasta dam and spend some time salmon fishing. week and severely shoulder is recovering nicely. at} Without doubt the Elks will receive . Sr., and son, Bill, and Miss Frances. ‘Mrs. F. F, Cassidy who fell last strained her P-T.A. REQUESTS SAFEGUARD OF CITY WATER At the regular meeting of the city council last evening a review of the WPA projects completed, those in progress and new ones to start was made. Other business before the council was: A communication was left at the meeting by the Elementary School P. T. A. president, Mrs. W. P. Lee, and her secretary requesting that the city treat the drinking water of the city. The city officials agreed to join. the league of municipalities. There are 289 incorporated cities in the state and 250 belong to the league. The WPA projects came up for survey and it was found that the storm drain on Oregon Creek that runs under several business houses on Commercial street was complet-— ed; the Main street bridge had been reinforced and widened; ‘Spring street will be finished in another week. A ‘crew is working on _ the Gold Run ‘bridge where scaffolding is up and drilling hitches to hold the pedestrian sidewalk isin progress, The next work will be taking down the steel ‘top trusses on the Broad street bridge and construction of a cement pier in the middle of Deer Creek to strengthen the bridge, and cut out one sidewalk to make the bridge wider. This morning Street Superintendent Herbert Hallett has men painting the trusses on the Main street bridge and a reflector . will be installed at each end of the new low trusses so that motorists may see them at night. Forty WPA men are employed on . the projects and it is estimated the wix improvements as mapped by City Engineer Ed C. Uren will be comipleted by the first of the year if weather permits. As soon as wet wea-~ ther starts work begin on the. WPA project’ on the city reservoirs. The Spring street project, according to figures compiled by City Engineer Uren will cost $606.45. The Broad street project which starts immediately will cost $2521.50; the Gold Run bridge changes ‘will cost $524.92; widening, and improving B street, the sixth project will cost approximately $866.80. ENERAL FUND N. I. D.$208.77; Jas. Allen $125.00; H. S. Hallet $150.00; R. P. Bigelow $100.00; Garfield Robson $150.00; Geo. H. Calanan; $20.00; Max Solaro. $71.50; Dr. E. 'M. Roesner $40.00; Mrs. E. Foley $12.50; Miles P. Coughlin $12.50; John Zunino $10.00; Stanley Housel $18.90; Frank Reader $7.80; Kopps Bakery 68c; W. S. Williamson $33.01; Sure Stop Sign Co. $44.40; Howard Pen. rose $5.11; Pacific Gas and Elec. Co. $263.27; Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. $13.20; Empire Star Mines Co. $26.00; Bank of America $3.30; . Panther Oil and Grease Co. $33.85; Commercial Soap and Chemicle $6.75; West Disenfectant $17.00; JS. Christensen $56.34; Signal Oil Co. $48.57; J. M. Farnsworth $28.85; Save More Co. $2.56; Nevada City Nugget $8.96; Richfield Oil Station $8.13; Crane Co. $7.52; R. BE. Harris $2.22; Plaza. Garage $20.26; Alpha Store Ltd. $135.26; Nevada County NGRR $4.31; John Shebley $38.14; R. L. P. Bigelow $4.98; Bank of America $741.16; Nev. Co. NGRR $1.00; Mueller and Co. $6.92; Motor Supply Co. $2.81; Glenn H. Cleland $44.68; A. L, Lane $18.77; Miners. Foundry and Supply Co. $126. 56; The Tahoe Sugar Pine Co. $180.80; Ernest Young $94.50; Art Pratti $31.50; Chas. Hoskens $16.25; Richard Haddy $35.00; Ted Sigourney $126.00; Nick Sandow $108.00; Ray Wilde $7.87; Tom White $65.25; Marysville Tractor Co, $154.25. Total $3,482.96. . . FIRE FUND Max Solaro $51.50; J. W. Sheb— ley $2.88; Bank of America NTSA $5.00. Total $59.38. Frank Misner $5.00; A. E. Blake . $35.00; Lester Hubbard $5.00; A, M. Girard $5.00. FINANCIAL ‘STATEMENT Recepits: Water Collections 285.00; Delinquent taxes $28.25 enses $736.00; taxes $10936.85 state gasoline tax $905.34; rent grader $1.50; personal taxes $3, penalties and costs $3.42; laneous $154.90. $15 Cash on hand $14976. $693.39; Library’ Ganerel ‘Fund